feith

See also: féith

English

Noun

feith (countable and uncountable, plural feiths)

Obsolete spelling of faith.

Anagrams

theif, thief

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish fethid,^[1] from Proto-Celtic *weteti (“be acquainted with”), from Proto-Indo-European *wet- (“be acquainted with, turn to”) (compare Sanskrit वत् (vat, “get acquainted with”)).^[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fʲɛh/

Verb

feith (present analytic feitheann, future analytic feithfidh, verbal noun feitheamh, past participle feite)

watch
watch over; guard

Conjugation

conjugation of feith (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	feithim	feitheann tú; feithir^†	feitheann sé, sí	feithimid	feitheann sibh	feitheann siad; feithid^†	a fheitheann; a fheitheas / a bhfeitheann*	feithtear
	past	d'fheith mé; d'fheitheas / fheith mé‡; fheitheas‡	d'fheith tú; d'fheithis / fheith tú; fheithis‡	d'fheith sé, sí / fheith sé, sí‡	d'fheitheamar; d'fheith muid / fheitheamar; fheith muid‡	d'fheith sibh; d'fheitheabhair / fheith sibh; fheitheabhair‡	d'fheith siad; d'fheitheadar / fheith siad; fheitheadar‡	a d'fheith / ar fheith*	feitheadh
	past habitual	d'fheithinn / fheithinn‡; bhfeithinn‡‡	d'fheithteá / fheithteá‡; bhfeithteá‡‡	d'fheitheadh sé, sí / fheitheadh sé, sí‡; bhfeitheadh sé, sí‡‡	d'fheithimis; d'fheitheadh muid / fheithimis; fheitheadh muid‡; bhfeithimis‡‡; bhfeitheadh muid‡‡	d'fheitheadh sibh / fheitheadh sibh‡; bhfeitheadh sibh‡‡	d'fheithidís; d'fheitheadh siad / fheithidís; fheitheadh siad‡; bhfeithidís‡‡; bhfeitheadh siad‡‡	a d'fheitheadh / a bhfeitheadh*	d'fheithtí / fheithtí‡; bhfeithtí‡‡
future		feithfidh mé; feithfead	feithfidh tú; feithfir^†	feithfidh sé, sí	feithfimid; feithfidh muid	feithfidh sibh	feithfidh siad; feithfid^†	a fheithfidh; a fheithfeas / a bhfeithfidh*	feithfear
conditional		d'fheithfinn / fheithfinn‡; bhfeithfinn‡‡	d'fheithfeá / fheithfeá‡; bhfeithfeá‡‡	d'fheithfeadh sé, sí / fheithfeadh sé, sí‡; bhfeithfeadh sé, sí‡‡	d'fheithfimis; d'fheithfeadh muid / fheithfimis‡; fheithfeadh muid‡; bhfeithfimis‡‡; bhfeithfeadh muid‡‡	d'fheithfeadh sibh / fheithfeadh sibh‡; bhfeithfeadh sibh‡‡	d'fheithfidís; d'fheithfeadh siad / fheithfidís‡; fheithfeadh siad‡; bhfeithfidís‡‡; bhfeithfeadh siad‡‡	a d'fheithfeadh / a bhfeithfeadh*	d'fheithfí / fheithfí‡; bhfeithfí‡‡
subjunctive	present	go bhfeithe mé; go bhfeithead^†	go bhfeithe tú; go bhfeithir^†	go bhfeithe sé, sí	go bhfeithimid; go bhfeithe muid	go bhfeithe sibh	go bhfeithe siad; go bhfeithid^†	—	go bhfeithtear
subjunctive	past	dá bhfeithinn	dá bhfeithteá	dá bhfeitheadh sé, sí	dá bhfeithimis; dá bhfeitheadh muid	dá bhfeitheadh sibh	dá bhfeithidís; dá bhfeitheadh siad	—	dá bhfeithtí
imperative		feithim	feith	feitheadh sé, sí	feithimis	feithigí; feithidh^†	feithidís	—	feithtear
verbal noun		feitheamh
past participle		feite

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Mutated forms of *feith*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
feith	fheith	bhfeith

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 fethid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*wet-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 418–19

Middle English

Alternative forms

feiþ, feyth, feyt, faith, faythe, fath
fai, fay, faye, fei, fey, feye

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman feid (early form of foi), from Latin fidem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fæi̯θ/, /fæi̯/

Noun

feith (plural feiths)

faith

Descendants

English: faith
Scots: faith
Yola: faaighe, faighe, faigh, fythe

References

“feith, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish fethid,^[1] from Proto-Celtic *weteti (“be acquainted with”), from Proto-Indo-European *wet- (“be acquainted with, turn to”) (compare Sanskrit वत् (vat, “get acquainted with”)).^[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /feh/

Verb

feith (past dh'fheith, future feithidh, verbal noun feitheamh, past participle feithte)

wait
stay, remain

Synonyms

fan
fuirich

Mutation

Mutation of *feith*
radical	lenition
feith	fheith

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 fethid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*wet-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 418–19

[1] Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 fethid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

[2] Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*wet-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 418–19

[3] Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 fethid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

[4] Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*wet-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 418–19

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